make+ostentation+of
111brandish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. flourish, wave, make a show of, flaunt, display. See agitation, ostentation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. wave, shake, wield, display threateningly; see display 1 , flourish 1 . III (Roget s 3… …
112exhibit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. show, present, display, produce, demonstrate, stage, expose, evince; reveal; flaunt. See evidence, ostentation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A display] Syn. show, exhibition, presentation; see display 2 ,… …
113flourish — I. v. n. 1. Thrive, grow. 2. Prosper, succeed, be successful, go on well. 3. Boast, brag, vaunt, vapor, gasconade, bluster, make a show, be ostentatious, show off, cut a dash, make a flourish. 4. Attain one s prime, be at the height of one s… …
114vaunt — I. v. n. Brag, boast. II. v. a. Brag of, boast of, make a display of, make a boast of, show off, display with ostentation. III. n. Boast, brag …
115display — vb exhibit, *show, expose, parade, flaunt Analogous words: manifest, evidence, evince, demonstrate, *show: *reveal, disclose, discover Contrasted words: *disguise, cloak, mask, dissemble, camouflage: *hide, conceal, secrete …
116roar — vb Roar, bellow, bluster, bawl, vociferate, clamor, howl, ululate are comparable when they mean to make a very loud and often a continuous or protracted noise. The same distinctions in implications and connotations are to be found in their nouns …
117flash — n 1. streak, patch, glint, lightning; shaft, ray, beam; gleam, glare, fulguration, coruscation; brightness, dazzle, dazzling, bedazzlement, bedazzling, blinding; blaze, flame, flare, spark, scintilla, scintillation; shimmer, flicker, twinkle,… …
118parade — /pəˈreɪd / (say puh rayd) noun 1. show, display, or ostentation: to make a parade of one s emotions. 2. the orderly assembly of troops, Scouts, or any other body, for inspection, display, or any other purpose. 3. the troops, etc., so assembled. 4 …
119display — [n] public showing; spectacle act, affectation, arrangement, array, arrayal, blaze, bravura, dash, demonstration, example, exhibit, exhibition, expo*, exposition, exposure, fanfare, flourish, for show, frame up*, frippery, front, grandstand play* …
120show off — verb display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously (Freq. 4) he showed off his new sports car • Syn: ↑flaunt, ↑flash, ↑ostentate, ↑swank • Derivationally related forms: ↑ostentation …
